The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-27
VIEWING THE SITUATION,
R. s. G. CONTRIBUTES AN EXCELLENT
LETTER.
His Table Talk..-IIls Visit to Green
wood... His Report of the Ease
BaII--IIiSh Compliment 10 j. Al
theus johnson -.- Bibles for the
PO0r...tlie Colleges, etc.

Elegant seasons.
Plenty of mutton in town.
Drunimcrs arc plentiful.
Our town is exceedingly healthy.
\ picnic at Alcwinc's mill last saturday.
Due West had large delegation at Green
wood. ~
unr Thanks, friend.
Due West will have q good delegation Mt the
Bible Society Wednesday.
DIR. Gricr'S speech before the institute NJ
Williamson is said to have been the event
of the occasion.
MIR. j. =. Hark ness has been spending some
time with friends In Due West He left for
Charlotte last week.
Mr.. NJ. y. Clinkscales has two beautiful
colts OF fine blood. MIR. Clinkscales is turning
his attention to stockraislng.
count of the Special agents visit and inspee.
tion of Mr.. J. w. ClinkScales' Elhndered
stock. The veterinary surgeon, MI Benl.
McInns, reports five head of his stock as nav,
ing "true farcy glanders." and seven head
not infected. He recommends these five head
to be destroyed, their carcaSScs buried or
burned and the stables to he disinfected: he
recommends twenty drops OF carbolic aciu 10
he given IN the food twice day to the other
stock MS u preventative. The StntcpayS MOTH
ing for stock thus lost. If this disease spreads
tho Agent advises that all Texas stock be
quarantined.
mammoth IN size and full of interest. This
paper overtops all the wecklles we sec.
The Greenwood Male Institute building Is
nice structure and well arranged.
Mr.. ]. II. Wren and Mr.. Ibzan Bell have
just completed handsome job OF painting
Tor Mr.. t. O. Branyan on his new dwelling.
1t is done upon excellent style and Mr.. Bran
yam is proud of his commodious residence.
. We enjoyed our excursion trip to Green
wood last wecl, hugely. The crowd was too
much, however, for the railroads and too
large for the town to accommodate We got
The poorest dinner we ever received ut hotel
with scarcely enough water to wash 1t down.
Greenwood IS full Of vim and progressive
ness and is pushing all her Interest TO me
uttcrmost. Only four boxes made up the
down train on the Columbia and Grcenville
Railroad. The crowd of some 500 was halted
at Hodges and had To wait for an up train TO
move them down. we got 10 GrecnWoou IN
The riders were beautiful riders, were beanti-
fully cosLumcd and rode well. Tho feature
Of the day WAS the base ball game. we nave
nave we seen Il crowd Of this size more order
ly. We d III not see single drunk person; Gs ~
his speaks We'll for the Ra'f Me aed en 10
joyei the base ball game. 1t was n good one
and fairly won b. the Grccnvllle team. All
the accidents that fiji out, such as unlnten-
ti1nal bad decisions by the umpire and IN.
structiOns by the crowd were In totunblas
favor. We mention for instance the block
ball by the crowd that gave Columbia two
scores. because Smith, the pitcher; Gould not
that arose over the foul catch did not affect
the result Of the game ut all nS (o!ulnhla got
credit for it, and that closed hat inn!'.g. The
tirccnvillc club did not occasion !hi< dispute;
il was by an outsider. The impression made
upon us, Il diSinterGstca spectator, was that
tile Grrcnvilc clGb as made up was me best
club won the game fairly, ana could ncit
to Il "cOmhinaiiOn team Is simply moon
shine in the present stage Of bail playing. a
manager gets his team from wheIcver his
n a ~ Lilo SfN
did Greenvillc. The pig that is undcr the
gate squcalng is Liable TO imagine good
many hlncicd wrongs. The loss of the go
prize and half of the gate receipts in this
case doubtless increases his frantic protests
and the public see 1t In the one-sided accounts
given TO the daily press. OF the Columbia
players we admired the fine catching or
George sterling, lnrmerly OF me thilaae!nnla
OF Savannah, did some good work for Co!un-
ba on the second base. Stone, OF Augusta
knocked tho finest ball Of any on this lcan
smith. Of Abhcvillc county, pitched fine
game for Grccnvillc. Hamincit made a fine
record on catching. so did McDarid on bat
ting, while J. p. lIarkncss of the Charlotte
team held things to Il fine point ON the first
base The Short-stop for Grccnvillc was her
weakest position aS played, whilst Columbia's
strongest position was behind the bat.
Mr.. Johnnie Mcnrk has the contract for
carrying the Level Land mail. Johnnie Is q
deserving, energetic young man, and good
We have received q copy o! the Notion~
Rcpuhlicun and notice that Secretary FAIR
child has appointed Mf. J. AlilIcuS Johnson
Of Washington, y. g.. on an important COM
miltrc tu examine tie files of tho Treasury
department. The curmmittrc is making II
thorough overllnuiing of the ;ilrs with view
to their better arrangement. This shows
what appreciation Mr.. Johnson IS held in.
Th, II, is some talk Of Il cotton factory 1T
Due West. Mr.. L. q. lirlnyan OF the country
says he will put in :5HGif Dnc West iENuSu-
raicS the movement.
\ telegram was received here last Sabbath
announcing the death ut loIkrilie or Mrs.
J. G. Gal oway which occurred on SahbatlI at
iIopewell, $. c. She leaves three little chill
Quite II party of Due Wcstors went to High
lands last week. DR.. Miller OF Charlotte who
hns large experience IN this way, says that
Highlands Is the best summer resort In the
President Kennedy has moved back to his
elegant home. This mansion Is princely.
Fine pasture lnnds run up 10 his back door
We don't know Il more desirable place. May
they spend the balance or their days, cum
The services in the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church In the afternoon nave
been changed tn randlr.liShting.
We fIltllcd our appel ntnrnt ut tn" rnlor"d
Methodist church as ordered by the bible so.
cirty explained our mission thc ,rt W"rkImsS ta e"
of the spread Of the Scriptures, that there
was no book comparable TO- the pihle, NC
Much interest was manifested, ana since we
huvc had large demand for Bibles and TeS-
tnments Now, what we want To say is If all
the branch societies wonlI adopt this plan or
calling tao attention of the cnimrrd people 10
the fact ihat they may secure Blnles ana IeS.
taments at cOSi, or less when they are not
able to ray for them, much good might bc
done in supplying the destitute with the word
Of God.
There * somc talk Of getting up an eXcnr. XI
sion froIn Due West 10 visit the battle fields
n Rit.hmOnl. Eirn inia.
Mr.. II. p. McGre and family have returned
from an enjoyable excursion Into Georgia.
Mr.. II. l.. Bonner and Mrs. L.. VI. Bnnhcr
are back again from some campaign work in
the interest Of the College. They propose
pushing matters in tho way of soliciting pu,
pills. Excellent teachers arc being provldea
for thoce positions that were made vacant.
and everything will be ready to move of
most smoothly in October. go
We have lust read the Grccnville cores
p,ndcnt = letter to the NeWs and C0u'irr, and
his statements of facts corresponds with what
we saw of the game. On lust years game at
Greenwood between Due West and Green
wood there was more "gnying' done by the
members Of tho two tcnnS than in last weeks
game. Somebody evidently has bilious nt-
tack caused by 4 vacuum in the pocket posi-
bly,, and not the stomach.
The Baptist held interesting services last
Sabbath evening.
Erskine campus should be sown i'll grass.
What sny the friends of this institution?
Who will start this movement right now?
we VIII give OUT WV vi
hundred dollars wonld plaut and lay of tho
grounds beautifully. Nothing so surprised
the visitors ut commencement as the want OF
this very thing. We heard IT. 20 expressed.
The Presidents efforts in this direction have
been. The endowment funds are scarcely
sufficient 10 pay the annual salaries. Let the
friends Of the college come to tha help of this
matter. Tie grove is now decaying Tor The
want of it.
We hear persons speaking Of subscribing
for the Press nlld Banner. The double Extra
took X. 5. G..